Swimming Finals at the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain
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The finals of the first day, show:
.) in the men 400 meter free final, Thorpe (Aus.) went 3:42.58 for #1, Hackett (Aus.) went 3:45.17 for #2, and Coman (Rom.) went 3:46.8x for #3;
Coman -who is my fellow countryman, and I was telling you about him for years-, defeated Rossolini (Ita.) of the 2000 Olympics fame, Keller (U.S.) and Carvin (U.S.);
.) in the women 400 meter free final, Simona Paduraru (Rom.) finished #7, with a fast time;
.) in the 4x100 men free relay, Russia won;
the fastest split was by Frenchman Frederic Bousquet at 47.03 -which is the second fastest split in history-, and fast splits (in the 47s) were recorded by Alex. Popov (Rus.) and Jason Lezak (U.S.);
.) in the 4x100 women free relay, U.S. won, anchored by an ace 53.xx from Jenny Thompson (U.S.).
He! he! he! :D ho! ho! ho!
I post this, ahead of www.swiminfo.com and www.swimnews.com who are sandbagging...
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Originally posted by Ion Beza
whatever the name, googa for example, my point is that an individual Olympic medal is stronger than a relay medal.
i wouldn't tell this to the likes of jenny thompson. and i doubt that you can really tell her that for the most part here performances have been inconsequential. what she has achieved and will continue to achieve is phenomenal. i can't say that i have a world (olympic) gold medal in either a relay or individual event. so i prefer to enjoy the amazing performances that push this sport forward rather than trying to discredit swimmers who aren't my favorite.
Originally posted by Ion Beza
whatever the name, googa for example, my point is that an individual Olympic medal is stronger than a relay medal.
i wouldn't tell this to the likes of jenny thompson. and i doubt that you can really tell her that for the most part here performances have been inconsequential. what she has achieved and will continue to achieve is phenomenal. i can't say that i have a world (olympic) gold medal in either a relay or individual event. so i prefer to enjoy the amazing performances that push this sport forward rather than trying to discredit swimmers who aren't my favorite.
